#23 · Centre · MIN
JustinKirkland
Next milestone 90 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 20
- G
- 1
- A
- 1
- P
- 2
- +/-
- +1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 11
- S%
- 9.1
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- August 2, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 183 lb (83 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2014 NSH, round 3, #62 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.4 mphleague avg 22.2 mph19th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph11league avg 75.218th percentile
- Distance skated32.5 mileague avg 123.5 mi22nd percentile
- Hardest shot87.0 mphleague avg 83.6 mph63rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone39.0%league avg 43.1%13th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 1.54 | -0.54 | 29 | 10 | .053 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 20 games · 161:07 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 46.7% | 47.6% | -0.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 50.8% | 51.8% | -1.0 |
- Goals for–against
- 6–5
- xG for–against
- 5.9–6.7
- Average rating
- 5.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Lomberg | 18 | 115:48 | 46.1% |
| Adam Klapka | 16 | 105:26 | 46.2% |
| Joel Farabee | 5 | 19:25 | 41.7% |
| William Stromgren | 2 | 10:21 | 40.8% |
| Yegor Sharangovich | 6 | 9:17 | 43.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.4 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29 | @ MIN | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:35 |
| Jan 25 | vs ANA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 12:02 |
| Jan 21 | vs PIT | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 |
| Jan 19 | vs NJD | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:58 |
| Jan 17 | vs NYI | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 10:45 |
| Jan 15 | @ CHI | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 |
| Jan 13 | @ CBJ | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 |
| Jan 10 | @ PIT | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:00 |
| Jan 8 | @ BOS | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 10:28 |
| Jan 5 | vs SEA | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:47 |
| Dec 27 | vs EDM | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8:53 |
| Nov 1 | @ NSH | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 |
| Oct 30 | @ OTT | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 9:02 |
| Oct 28 | @ TOR | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 |
| Oct 26 | vs NYR | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:03 |
| Oct 22 | vs MTL | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8:51 |
| Oct 20 | vs WPG | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:05 |
| Oct 15 | @ UTA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:19 |
| Oct 9 | @ VAN | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 |
| Oct 8 | @ EDM | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 50 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +4 | 13 | 26 | 11.5 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Flames | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 11 | 9.1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Flames | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +6 | 11 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Coyotes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Ducks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |